Leroy, Alabama
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Wagarville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36548. The Survey maps it on the Jackson quadrangle. 766 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 167 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresLeroy fell from 911 to 766 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 911 | |
| 2020 | 766 | -145 (-16%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Andalusia quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Monroeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Photographs
5 photographs, 2010Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Highsmith, Carol M, 2010. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2010. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2010. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2010. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2010. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
68 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Leroy between 1994 and 2019, burning about 546 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190923-3 |
| 17 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190917-22 |
| 17 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20130807-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Leroy: 5 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Bromine. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bush Well | Bromine | Occurrence | 1902 | |
| Wagerville Quarry | Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Garris Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Hunter Bend Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Number 1 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz | |
| W.T. Ratliff Sand & Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leroy in 13 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2017 | Flash Flood | Leroy | $1,200,000 | Significant flash flooding occurred near the Leroy area of Washington County. The flash flooding was the result of over 6 inches of rain falling over just a couple of hours of time, with most of the rainfall occurring in just 90 minutes. Roads were washed out near Highway 43, including Lower Ferry Road, Sullivan Lane, Powell Cutoff Road, and Upper Ferry Roadway. The washouts also exposed and damaged a water main and natural gas line. Over a foot of water was reported on Luke River Road. |
| July 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Leroy | $15,000 | A tornado developed along the fringes of Tropical Storm Cindy. The tornado touched down near Leroy and blew down trees and power lines for about half a mile. |
| December 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Leroy | $15,000 | A weak tornado briefly touched down near Leroy. A couple of outbuildings were damaged and tin was blown from some of the buildings. Several trees were also blown down. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leroy | $15,000 | Trees and numerous tree limbs were blown down as a thunderstorm moved through the St. Stephens Park area near Leroy. In addition, some outbuildings in the area were damaged or destroyed, and some awnings were blown off of some campers as well. |
| December 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leroy | $5,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down in Leroy which is near U.S. Highway 43. One of the trees fell on a home and damaged the roof. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leroy | - | High winds downed14 power poles. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leroy | - | High winds downed trees on on Highway 43. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leroy | - | High winds downed a large tree on CR 34. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Leroy | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Leroy | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Leroy | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Leroy | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Leroy | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Prestwick | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Bassetts Creek | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Wagar | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Saint Stephens | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Wilson | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Wagarville | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Cortelyou | 5.7 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Leroy | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1274985 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156602. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.



